2. Manslaughter here does not include 'Manslaughter (Traffic Fatalities)'.

3. Often it is the case that a charge of murder is brought and a verdict of manslaughter is returned. When this occurs, the original offence (murder) is reclassified to reflect the court outcome (manslaughter). Accordingly, Murder/ Manslaughter offences should be treated together in any trend analysis.

Table 6b: Murders in which a Firearm was used 1998-2007

Year

Murders in which a
firearm was used

Detected

Proceedings
Commenced

Convictions

1998

4

3

2

1

1999

12

7

7

5

2000

12

7

3

1

2001

9

5

2

1

2002

10

5

3

1

2003

19

10

3

1

2004

8

7

4

3

2005

22

5

2

2

2006

26

7

5

2

2007

20

6

2

0

Note: The detections, proceedings and convictions quoted here will increase over time as Garda investigations are concluded and the number of proceedings commenced are finalised by the courts. Also, it is possible that people arrested may be charged with incidents other than murder in which case the statistics are revised.